85-Year-Old Woman Defeats Coronavirus At Odisha’s SUM COVID Hospital

Bhubaneswar: Strong will power and steely determination to live have helped an 85-year-old woman to emerge victorious in her grim fight against Coronavirus at the SUM Covid Hospital here spreading cheer all around.

The woman from Jajpur district, weighing only 22 kg, was infected by the dreaded virus and was brought to the SUM Covid Hospital for treatment. Her battle continued for 12 days. She finally defeated the disease  and got discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.

In fact, 14 persons, all belonging to Jajpur district and including two three-year-old children, were discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. They also included a 60-year-old diabetic who was unaware about his condition when he got admitted into the hospital. He was diagnosed with diabetes in the hospital itself. The treatment also helped his pre-prandial blood sugar level to steeply reduce from 400 to 100 when he was discharged.

The SUM Covid Hospital, set up in collaboration with the state government and supported by the public sector Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), has a total of 525 beds including 25 beds in the ICU. The hospital is functioning in a separate campus away from the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital.